Movement Notes: Okajima, Yokohama

by Patrick Newman (Dec 4, 2010)

A couple of notes to pass along as we head into the weekend...

The Hanshin Tigers have some interest in the recently non-tendered Hideki Okajima. Team director Shoji Numazawa explains,
as quoted in Sansop: "Will we look into him? Yes. Because, you know,
he's a pitcher. It's not that we don't have interest. But as I'm always
saying, we're not going to have a bidding war with the Majors. He's a
pitcher so we have some interest. And then there's money and his age and
things. But to say we have no interest would be a lie." Hanshin has
been done a lefty since injuries claimed the career of Jeff Williams a couple years ago. Casey Fossum wasn't able to fill his shoes in 2010.